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Description: | An incomplete fragment of a copper alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating from 75 - 175AD. The bow has an angular profile and an angular D shaped cross section. The bow tapers from a flared head to a broken abraded pointed foot. The brooch measures 35.0mm in length, 13.1mm width (across head), 8.2mm width (across bow) is 7.1mm thick (across bow), and weighs 8.83 grams.The head of the brooch is badly abraded, oval in plan, and expands into the bow. The reverse of the head is dished and has two poorly preserved projections on the upper and lower edges, presumably two end of a cast projecting bar which would have divided the head into two parts. The spring and pin are lost. There is no evidence of a head loop, plate or spike. The bow of the brooch is D shaped in cross section. The head of the brooch expands into the body which remains uniform in width. Halfway, along the length of the bow, is a single much abraded sub-circular cast moulding. Beneath the mouldings the lower part of the bow extends and tapers slightly to a broken edge. The catch plate is missing and no remains are present.The head of the brooch was originally decorated with a series of enamel panels / cells. Those that remain show the use of blue and yellow coloured enamels. The design is difficult to interpret due to preservation. However the design seems to be geometric and evenly spaced. The brooch is of a light brown green colour with an abraded poorly preserved patina which covers all surfaces. A number of similar brooches of this type can be seen in Richard Hattatt's Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches; page 326-328. All the brooches in this section are dated to the later 1st and 2nd century AD. Although Hattatt illustrates enamelled examples a comparable design is not shown.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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